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  • We Need to Talk About Madam Mim!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    Today’s post is about Mad Madam Mim from Disney’s The Sword in the Stone!   Now, Madam Mim is a character invented by T.H. White for the novel the film is based on.   The Sword in the Stone is the first part of White’s…

  • ‘Merlin and Vivien’ Poem Analysis

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is going to be my own analysis of the poem Merlin and Vivien by Alfred Lord Tennyson.   I accessed the poem digitally on https://d.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/text/tennyson-merlin-and-vivien.   The bold sections interspersed through the poem are my thoughts and musings on what has happened in…

  • A Very Exciting Announcement, My Patreon is Coming Soon!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s blog post is a very exciting announcement, as I am starting a Patreon!    My Patreon will be launching at Midsummer (or another way to say that is on the Summer Solstice) on Thursday, June 20th this year.     For my Patreon, which…

  • The Colors of Faery Animals

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s blog post is about the colors of Faery that hold magickal significance, specifically the three colors that we see over and over signaling an animal from Faeryland in folklore!   Those three colors are white, black, and red.   I will go over each…

  • Morgana’s Val Sans Retour & Her Role as Tester of Hearts!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   This week’s Femme Fatale Friday post is an exploration of Morgan le Fay and her Val Sans Retour, or in English ‘Valley of No Return’ and her aspect of being a tester of lovers’ hearts.   It is obvious that Morgan le Fay’s primary role…

  • The Taurus Scorpio Axis & Balancing Goddess Energies in the Arthuriad

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    Today’s post is about the Taurus and Scorpio axis in the astrological wheel, which aligns with the axis connecting Beltane with Samhain, and Guinevere and Morgana in Arthurian tales by extension!    We are in the height of May’s bountiful energy, but in the Southern…

  • Feminine Shapeshifters

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   This week’s Femme Fatale Friday post is about Feminine Shapeshifters and the power they hold to the Divine Feminine!   In each section below a type of Feminine Shapeshifter will be explored.   Without further ado, let’s look at Feminine Shapeshifters! SWAN MAIDENS ~The Swan…

  • The Chariot Card in Tarot

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is about the Chariot card in Tarot.   The Chariot is the seventh card of the Major Arcana.   The traditional image on the Chariot card is very self-explanatory, with a figure behind a Chariot racing towards victory at the finish line.   …

  • Faery Queens of Springtime

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is going to focus on some of my most beloved Faery Queens that embrace the energy of late Spring!   May is the ideal time to deepen into the energy of these Springtime Faery Queens, as they embody the sweet-scented floral beauty of…

  • Embrace the Flower Bride

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    This week’s Femme Fatale Friday is about embracing the energy of the Flower Bride!   I thought this would be an ideal topic choice as this is the first Friday of May.    When we think of Flower Brides, the most obvious ideas that come…